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noun

Galvanometer n. (Elec.) An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle.

Differential galvanometer. See under Differental, a.

Sine galvanometer, Cosine galvanometer, Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a galvanometer in which the sine, cosine, or tangent respectively, of the angle through which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the strength of the current passed through the instrument.

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Etymology of 'Galvanometer'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Galvanometer" Quotes from Famous Books

... was connected with a galvanometer, the other with a voltaic battery of ten pairs of plates four inches square, with double coppers and well charged; yet not the slightest sensible reflection of the ...

— Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 • Michael Faraday

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